the trooper was injured. the woman driving the brn car injured. both medivacked to hospitals nearby. according to state police, everyone involved i the incident remained on the scene. investigators areinterviewing witnesses and examining the wreckage t try to determine how this all came about. i'm pat collins, news4, prince william county. to our second bi story this evening, the breaking news in laurel, maryland. investigators are on the scene of a deadly fire on brooklyn bridge road. you can see the ash ains on the hole. firefighters tell us one person was killed. the victim's name is not being released yet. the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. also breaking in prince william county, firefighters are trying to rescue a worker who fell into a trench in the lake ridge area of the county. it is happening on ridge view

court near old bridge road. fire officials tell us the man is trapped in waist deep mud inside the trench. medics are monitoring him while rescuers try shore up the trench so they can get him out of there safely. a teenager accused of trying to rob an armored car is in the hospital. police say he was shot by one of the guards. it happened outside the shoe city store on brentwood road in northeast washington. police say the suspect tried to make off with a bag of money from the store but was shot in the leg by one of the guards. he collapsed about 50 feet away and was taken to a hospital for treatment. the pus driver killed in last week's crash died of a heart attack, not from the crash. 66-year-old joseph claybaugh jr. passed out while he was driving. thbus rolled 45 feet down an embank. before it crashed on the 270

spur in bethesda. several passenger were ht but they're expected to be fie. ople around the area are cleaning up once again after our latest round of rain. the satuted ground and some strong wind gusts today met oblems for older oriseased trees. power lines were damaged when this tree in brookville, maryland, fell down. the wood chippers were busy in arlingtonvirginia. this was the scene on south frederick street where workers cleaned up because of a tree that fell onop of parked cars this morning. none was injured. the cars weren't badly damaged. there weren't any injuries when a giant tree came down in northwest d.c. this happened around noon in the 5400lock of nebraska avenue. the tree just missed a car. fell across the street, causing that street to be closed for a while. what's next? chief meet meat doug kammerer is here to tell us. >> things will be calming down just a little bit, saying goodbye to the rain. at least the heavy rain. we're starting to see things

clear out. the rain up to the nor and east of the baltimore area but still a couple of light showers here and there. don't be surprised if you're out and about. this is how much rain we've seen. toward the district, down toward the air force se. toward quantico, about a third of an inch there. the temperature are on the cool side. variety now in frederick, maryland. 55 in the district. a very cool and very breezy day as well. a couple areas of low pressure combining to give us the very cool air, the clouds and yes, the shower activity as well. most of the showers are out of here. what can you expect tonight? temperature in the upper 40s b tomorrow morning. some areas could dip below the 40-degree mark. a definite feel of fall if not early win. it will be kind of cool out

there. bundle up. now to the ra travel alert issued by the state department. thousands of americans living or traveling in europe are advid to take additional security precautions. so far, most people seemto be taking the flert stride. news4's megan mcgrath spoke to travelers at dulles. >> reporter: the travel warning is rather general. it does not mention specific targets or even countries. but americans traveling to europe are being asked to use caution. especially when visiting spots known to attract foreign tourists. at dulle international airport, everything appears normal. travelers board planes. nothing unusual in the terminal. passengers flying out of dulles though are aware of the warning but are not concerned enough to change their itinerary. >> what are the change that will happen? minor. not going to let them rule me. >> i figure it will come upon me

as a grand sprise but it won't interfere with may amusement. >> i don't worry about it i don't think we should be a fear-basedsociety. >> i live over there so i ve to go back. >> reporter: the state department is warning americans living or traveling to europe to be cautious. u.s. officials say they have evidence that al qaeda is trying to hit transportation systems and popular tourist attractions overseas. osama bin laden is said to b behind the plot. the strategy could be similar to the mumbai attacks that happened in 2008. suspects could be hiding in pakistan. officials say they're working with the cia to track them down. >> the chatter that s on the pakistani side and they are acng on following up the pleads have been given to pakistan. >> reporter: u.s. officl say they are warning people to be careful when traveling abroad. they are not encouraging female

kans -- encouraging peopl to cancel their plans. another student was attacked over the weekend but unlike the other robberies, this one happened oncampus. detectives say it was 4: in the morning on sunday when three men jumped a student who was just walking between two dorms. he w thrown to the ground in his wallet and cellhones stolen. the university police say from now on, 911 calls would go directly to them instead of the prince george's county police. they are warning students, avoid going out between the hours of two and 4:00 in the morning. rising red ink is forcing district laerds to ill pose an immediate hiring and spending freeze. the incoming mayor vinnt gray asked mayor fenty to start this week saying it could be the start of a serious budget cut. tom joins us with that. >> reporter: the freeze is just a band-aid. the city's different is it is nearly $200 million.

serious cuts in spending are expected in the cong weeks. the ongoing national economic slump has sharply cut into re new fro sales and income tax. from commercial real estate. a slow-down in property values and the city has spent much of its savings it is quite different from this year. >> reporter: jack evans joined the democratic minee for mayor vincent gray monday. gray said he had asked mayor fenty to impose the hiring and spending freeze right away. >> this will gve us an immediate effort. an immediate action to be able to start to get a handle on this. it will stop spending which could be runaway as we move into the fiscal year. >> reporter: gray who will be formally elected november 2 said it is just the first step in what could be a tough budget cutting session in the next few weeks and into thor in a future. >> we certainly in light of where we are this stage, we not only cut to the bone.

i think we'r down into the bone marrow at this stage. and we're already starting to look at fiscal area 12. because the news doesn't get any better. >> so frankly, going forward having even more revv new shortfalls than what we have right now. >> reporter: the budget cutting comes at a time when gray has promised to work closely with the council on budget issues. gray said he and mayor fenty are talking now, somhing they didn't do before and during the campaign. in addition to the hiring freeze, they are being told to prepare fobudget cuts by up to 10%. >> thank you. >>in sports, the redskins were victorious during donavan mcnabb's return to philly. >> he got it done. lindsay has the big bragging rights. >> i would say so. the thing they did well, finding a rhym in the running game, getting the eagles off the field in third down. they were overshadowed by

donavan mcnabb's return to philadelphia. the response, all chaereers. he used that to beat his former team. mcnabb receiving a standing ovation in philadelphia. he didn't know how they would respond. this is pretty nice. redskins up 7-0. thd and fie. he throws a perfect pass to chris cooley. a 31-yard touchdown. the redskins were in front 13-0. that was mcnabb's only touchdown of the game. four seconds to play now. the eagles with one last shot. the redskins lead 17-12. kevin kolb in for the injured making vick. take a look. jason almost comes down with it but deangelo hall is there for the interception. the redskins win 17-12. they are now 2-0 in the division. mcnabb all smiles after the game but coach shanahan that don't make me sweat out any more of these games. >> of course you would lake to find a way to win these games. you've been ahead in these games

and you would lake to finish them earlier. and fortunately, we go go won two and unfortunately we lost one. we had more opportunities in that game than any of the games. but you will try to learn from your mistakes and hopefully we will. >> reporter: the head coach mike shanahan is thrled with his team's performance. mcnabb finally admitted how good it felt when he talked to them after the ame. you can see it coming up in sports. >> that's a fastball he won't let go of. >> i should say no. it is a top ten list that no one wants to be on. coming up, feign out which d.c. neighborhood ranks among the most dangerous in america. >> and a drug bust at the georgetown home of two respected journalists. how this alleged crime was uncovered and what neighbors are saying about it. spotted, the federal building in the district. it is now battling bed bugs. i'm liz crenshaw. donation dutching.

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a virginia state trooper was injured on u-95 in the wood bridge area. he was tanning to an accident along the side of the road when another vehicle hit his car.

thetrooper and driver of the vehicle were taken to the hospital. all northbound lanes were blocked for a while. and backed up traffic for miles. international travelers at dulles air force base seemed more philosophical than worried about possible security threats in europe. to attack public pces throughout europe. there's too much going on and not enough coming in for the d.c. government. an economic slump is taking its toll on the city's dget. incoming mayor vincent gray is asking mayor fenty to impose a hiring and spending freeze. he said could just be the start of serious budget cuts. the week is starting off cold. >> the heat,e're turning the heat on. >> i come in to the studio and immediately i get, hey, doug, how is thursday looking? any better than friday?

i got you two, liz crenshaw is asking us the same thing. >> a personal forecast. wow! >> you give one ral cloudy day and make it cold and everybody wants to know when it is going to come to an end. when did i tell you the end of the week would be? beautiful. >> fantastic beautiful. whatever you want to call it. the end the week looks great. the them couple days will look a lot like this. just about each and every day. a lot of cloud cover across the region and cooler temperature as well. some areas, yeah, you did have to turn the heat on last night. the temperature were only in the 50s. look at this. 55 degrees right now. winds out of the northwest at 13 miles an hour. th is a very cool afternoon even in early ocber. live digital doppler radar showing the shower activity well to the north and west, to the north and east of the area to the baltimore region if you're going up i-. you may run into a couple of those showers. here are the number. sfloer manassas.

lpeper at 51. they've gotten some sunshine but most of the areas will continue to see cloud cover. here's why. a big area of low pressure continui to spin. that area courtesy of a trough in the jet stream. what i'm talking about is a huge cooldown. extending all the way down to the south etern states and very cool air settling in across the eastern third of the nation. 46 right now in buffalo. 56 in cincinnati. even around 67 towd atlanta. everybody well below average and i think we're going to stay that way as that trough will remain in place. areas of low pressure, not moving a lot until later this week. so again, very cool. a chance of a shower just about each and every day. i think we're gun the measurable rainfall. that's the good news. you may see some shower tomorrow or wednesday. that's about it. this evening continuing cloudy, areas of drizzle. breezy and cool. 50 to 55 degrees. tomorrow morning when you wake up, maybe a peek or a poke o sunshine. especially to the west. temperature 42 to 48 degrees. i would not be surprised if some

areas woke up to 40 degrees. mostly cloudy. highs in the low 60s for most everybody. and then there you go. 66 on wednesday. thursday, and friday looking fantastic. >> lovely. >> did she say she was off thursday, friday? did she just decide ths? >> somebody else said they got a three-day or a four-day? >> we're fleeing the building. >> thank you, doug. forharity and nonprofits, they survive on donations. what happens when trash fills a donation site? >> liz crenshaw is here with the donation dumping and how it affects one popular nonprofit. >> good ll is built on a foundation of doing good and it relies on donations. but it has a costly problem. donation dumping. it costs the nonprofit thousands of dollars every year

this is not a track zone. this is good will of greater washington and this one of its biggest challenges. doan donation dumping. >> it happens every day andt is very expensive. >>eporter: last year alone it cost good will of greater washington $125,000 in just trash removal. >> people come in at night. when they know that the donation site is close asked they know no one is keeping an eye on it, they'll back in, they'll drop off their trash. >> rorter: despite no dumping signs, people leave behind everything from aluminum siing toing to tattered toys. someone even stole the no dumping sign from one of the sites. >> will is anything but a dump. the nonprofit accepts donations nearly 365 days a year. >> donations are the life blood of good will and greater washington. our donors are greater washingtonians who have thing that have outgrown their home. reporter: behind the scenes,

one item at a me. each item is looked over, categorized. >> check over all clothing and make sure there are no holes. >> reporter: then it is resole in good will stores where the public can buy gently used items for cheap. >> thank you so much. this is only $1.96. >> reporter: the proceeds fund job training programs for folks looking for work. >> how much would this cost if you bought it at a retail store? >> i think these run around $80 to $100. there arlike larger different sizes. >> how much is this one? >> i'm not sure. hopefully under $10. >> reporter: there's a suit over there probably $100. it is about $15. e size too small. >> good will retail stores are our economic engine. >> reporter: those who leave trash behind only hurt and bring down the morale of those trying to do good. >> we don't need donations after hours and please don't use us as

a dumping ground. >> what about the other charities? we reached out to salvation army. it told us it does not have this problem because there is often a guard on duty and most of the salvation propertiesre fenced in. so good will is really good about taking stuff all the time. almost 365 days a year. the dumpi is just costing them a huge amount of money. >> people working real hard there every day. >> thanks, liz. when weome right back, it is called toasted skin syndrome. why your laptop could cause some serious damage to your skin. >> ouof the hospital and back to work. building homes. jimmy carter picks up the hammer and makes moves for a d.c. charity. election day is only amonth away. what experts say will the deciding factor in one of the most hotly contested races in the country. diabetes testing? what else is new?

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jimmy carters back on his feet after spending a couple days in the hospital with a viral infection. >> the former president and his wife weren d.c. today building and rehbing hmes for habitat for humanity. the carters have been building homes for more than 27 years. >> we ve i think a life changing experience. not only for the homeowners who for the first time in their lives, have a dent place they can own themselves.

but it is a life changing experience for every volunteer who is fortunate enough to take part in these work projects. >> degs bite the rain, hundreds of volunteers join the carters in the ivy city sectionof northeast today. news4's derrick ward was there as well. >> repter: it has been a while since there has been so much building at once in the ivy city section of northeast d.c. no one can remember a president, currentr former presint visiting. for the past couple months, habitat for humanity has been putting up home here and former esident jimmy carter and first lady rosyn carter are here hands on to create world habitat day. it about more than building and rehaqq structures they're "rebuilding new orleans" and rehabbing a stable >> they will b building 58 home in about a five-block radius here. these the first 12 going up. habitat will have about 28 home.

>> this is affordableousing at its best. just to see a global place in our nation's capital. >> hundred of volunteers are taking part here today and while this is all about elbow grease and saw dust, as these homes are being built, the families that will occupy them are going through homeowner ecation program. >> for the next six months, they'll be learning how to be homeowners. they'll learn how to budget their money. how to take care of maintenance issues. most of these folks are in public housing all of their lives. this is a way we can educate them,repare them and then beyond tha help them tosay, how do you take care of your community? it is your community once you move there. >> when these houses are complete sometime next spring, they won't be given away. the potential owners will have to put up to $500 down and

$2,200 in closing costs and sweat equity. they will to have get out there and work on these home. they say that's the best way to build a sense of community. stayed, the most dangerous in the country for crime. >> reporter: i'm in georgetown two prominent journalists have been arrested after police found pot growing right here in their backyard. i'll have the story coming up. and the supreme crt begins its new term todayby tossing out hundred of appeals. pete williams is live with us next to discus

a fast forward through headlines. police are investigating y another robbery. now the criminals are getting brazen enough to strike on campus. the latest poll happened early yestery morning. a student's wallet and cell phone were taken as the student walked between dorms. police are warning to avoid being out between the hours of 2:00 and 4:00 in the morning. a d.c. person was shot. the robbery happened outside the shoe city store on brtwood road northeast this afternoon. the suspect was taken to the hospital. former president jimmy carter and his wife joined hureds of volunteers for world

habitat day i the district this morning. the former president's first appearance after spending two days in the hospital with a viral infectio habitat for humanity is building six home and repairing six others. in the ivy city section of d.c. now let's fast forward to the weather. cloudy and cool. the good news, the clouds have moved out of t area so fairly dry conditions. look at all the cloudiness out there. low clouds continue to linger across the city. winds out of the northwest at 12 miles per hour. a little breezy and that make it feel even cooler. digital doppler over the last couple hours showing that rain still few showers up there along i-9 that's really about it. maybe a drop here or there. but again, don't expect much. look at the lows. 48 in the city. 40 out there toward frederick. down toward fredericksburg, temperature at 43 degrees. temperatures will warm up a little bit, at least into the lower 60s.

that's the coolest we've been since may. overhe weekend work the veteran jrnalists were busted in their georgetown house on marijuana charges. >> police arrested cbs hward d his wife after someone reported the couple was growing pot in their backyard. darcy spencer spoke with the neighbors who say they were surprised to hear what was going on. >> reporter: police stay bust came after a tip from a neighbor. they found pot plants several feet hey. >> it is a quiet neighborhood in georgetown. police stay two prominent journalists living in this rowhouse with the blue door we growing marijuana in their backyard. cbs radio news washington bureau manager howard and his wife were charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. police say they have recovered floorly a dozen plants from the backyard saturday night.

>> we always spoke and said hello. he said call me howie. he said call me margie. that is how i know him. a very good nehbor. a likable person. he didn't do anything. he didn't seem anything out of the ordinary to me. >> the office were responding to an anonymous tiphen they found the plant. they stay officer recovered more pot in baggies and paraphernalia inside the house during the ecution of the search warrant. police indicate in court prords the pot plants were in plain view above the privacy fence. accordin to court documents, police spotted 11 potted plants in the yard and there was a strong odor of marijuana in the air. washington correspondent for an israeli newspaper were taken into custody. >> i was really surprised by it, actuly. i may not, there was no indication that it was going on. so it was a bolt out of the blue. >> reporter: aaron shuft with the group, students for

reonsible drug policy. he said there are disparities for marijuana laws across the country and it should be taxed. >> we've tried it their way for 40 years and it hasn't worked. in this situation, yet another example of a ruined life. it didn't have to be a ruined life. it is against the law but it is a law that doesn't make sense. >> reporter: the journalists were released on their own recognizance after a brief court aparance saturday evening. they're schedule to be back in court for a preliminary hearing. cbs news declined to comment on the case or his stat with us the company. a washington, d.c. community finds itself on an unsavo list. l street southeast near national stadium in the navy yards is ninth on the list of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country. the ranking were done by the west site neighborhood scout dpokt predicts 240 crimes happen in that neighborhood every year and your chances ofba becoming

victim, one in nine. they say this area has experience ad lot of redevelopment recently and the survey likely used some outdated statistics. meanwhile the most dangerous neighbor in the country, according to the site, is in chicago. the u.s. supreme court opened a new term today with justice elena kagan taking her place on the bench for the first time since her confirmation in august. pete williams is outside the court with more on that. and a look at some of the key cases on the docket. so the justices began the new term by throwing out hundreds of cases today. one was an appeal from 9/11 victims. what was the issue? >> reporter: they were upset about the way the city has gathered material from ground zero. from what was left ter the 9/11 attacks. and taken them offsite to sort through, to find any mementos of those who died and other human

remains. they say the city has still not handled that material properly. they've been in litigation the city foruite a while and they did not like what that in th lower courts. they came to the supreme court. as you say, the supreme court declined to take up that case. >> confirmed back in agust again, is one of the new faces on the court shelf recused herself from several cases today. why? wh if there is a tie? how is she expect to influence the court? >> reporter: well, she is probably going to take herself off about a third of the cases that the supreme court hears this term. they'll probably hear between 75 and 80 cases shelf has already said she won't take part in 24. there are more yet to come so it will probably work out to about athird. the reason is she said she doesn't want to have anything to do with any cases that she handled when she was a solicitor general in the justice department for 14 months. if there is a tie, and of course with her off, that leaves eight justices and the possibility of a 4-4 tie. then basically, it is as though nothing ever happened. the lower court ruling remain

intact and there is no real valley to you what the court did. so the tie means nothing. that means could it come back in a year or so and then she could take part. all the recusal covers is e actual case. "a" suing got b. if the issue is immigration, same second marriage, it is not the issue. its the actual case. in a year or so this will all sort out. >> coming up on wednesday, we have a free speech case that has to do with a protest at a maryland funeral. they're going to be deciding on that or hearing that case on wednesday. >> yeah. this is one of the most prominent cases of the term. a group of people in to peek a, kansas, that protest at the funerals of service members. they claim that the dead in iraq and afghanistan had a dmi combat are god's wrath for the nation's acceptance of gay rights. they came to the funeral of lance corporal snide here died in iraq with signs that said god

hates soldiers, thank god for dead soldiers. the father was so outraged that he sued and won the verdict. but the court of virginia overturned it and said no, that protest as repugnant as it was, is protected speech under the first amendment. the supreme court will have to decide if that right. >> nbc' pete williams at the u.s. supreme court. thank you. bed bugs have been spotted in one of d.c.'s most secured federal buildings. they said bugs have invade one of its offices inhe ronald reagan building downtown. exterminators were dmaul to treat the office over the weekend. there were no signs of bed bugs reported anywhere else in the building. a number of other high profile places have fallen prey to bed bug infestations recently. they can be difficult to get rid of but they are not known to

carry diseases. we are only four week away from election day in maryland. both candidates for governor are out gatheri votes, current governor martin o'malley kicked off a campaign tour. with a focus on getting the youth vote. the republican callenger and former governor bob ehrlich was making his pitch to the small business owners who have en struggling. >>oter turnout in prince george's could be critical. voter turnout in montgomery and voter turnout throughout our state. >> the election will go down one way or the other. i think we'll win the race. >> reporter: expert say african-american 54th turnout could be the deciding factor in this race. o'malley will continue his tour of 25 other counties and ehrlich's campaign plans to visit its strongholdsn the eastern shore as well as visits to prince george's and montgomery counties. theinstallment to prevent

people from light sengering is longer there. you may have heard this. did you hear it? >> no. >> wendy didn't. i did for the record. the sound is coming from an anti-loitering device call a mosquito. it emits a pitch that only 25-year-olds and under can hear. >> yeah. thanks a lot. >> thank you. the device was affecting people above 25. the device has been yanked from its place by manufacturing mong sound chnologies which is now facing an age-discrimination lawsuit. take that. >> okay. still to come, a show in the sky. while flight attendants are dancing their way to your destination. another reason to keep your laptop on the table the tiny piece of technology

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demonstration. flight attendants for the airline which serves the philippines has with it lady gaga. they said they wanted to show safety can be fun. holy flying pumpkins, batman it was. annual ucking pumpkins contest yesterday. they used everything from medieval style catapults to high cannons to propel them through the air. they sent a gourd 4,800 feet. wow! meanwhile, everything was just ducky yesterday in california. more than 10,000 rubber ducks were drop into a manmade river at a water park in irvine. the ducks floated toward the finish line. the first one got a brand new car. proceeds benit a nonprofit child use prevention group. still ahead, cashing in after calling it quits. how y can actually get paid money if you get a divorce. in sports, a much-needed

victory for the skins. could it pve to have a bigger impact as the season

let's fast forward through headnes. over the week, two veteran journalists in d.c. were busted in their georgetown home on charge of growing and selling marijuana. police arrested howard aaronstein from cbs radio and his wife. they recovered nearly a dozen eighfoot tall marijuana plants growing in the couple's backyard and some marijuana bags in the house. they will have a preminary hearing next week. the supreme court is back in session with its newest member

justice elena kagan. that means three women are now on the bench for the first time in history. today she recused herself from two dozen cases that she worked on at the previous job at the justice department. candidates for governor in maryla were both out working on votes. governor o'malley kicking off a campaign startingt the university of maryland where he is focusing on the youth vote. ehrlich talking to farmers and small business owners who say th have been struggling. it's a cool day and temperatures will continue to go down tonight. that's the big story. not the rain for the most part. for the most part, it is out of here. we can't rule out a sprinkle or two but most of us will stay dry. we are going to cool down. 55 in d.c. 53 i baltimore. 54 in frederi. 55 in manassas and quantico coming in at 55 degrees. the four-day forecast, 66 on wednday with the chance of a shower. and then looking great thursday and friday. 69 on thursday.

74 on friday. look at the weekend and early next week, coluus day weekend looking fantastic with plenty of sunshine. highs in the 70s. >> thank you. this monday we didn't mi it bing cold or damp. the redskins won and they needed it. this was a biggy. >> we were wondering, if vick hadn't been injured, it might have been a different outcome. >> it is really 50/50. i believe a lot in the intangibles of the ge. i think there was so much riding foronavan and his teammates really made the difference. i think the skunz would have had the victory. mcnabb might have en slammed in philadelphia because of his nonfiery approach but that leadership style was why he was able to beat his former team. mcnabb would not let on to his new teammates that he was fazed at all about the match-up. chris cooley said after the game that he wanted mcnabb to admit that he was mad but that is not

donavan. the closest he came to showing how good it felt to get this win was in the locker room with his tale mat after the game. >> this is a fine team. this shows how tough we really are. defense, weeally appreciate you. in the second half. offensively we're going to get it together and it starts with me. i want to say this is a fine team. this was something we can feed off of going into the rest of the seon. we are number one in the nfc and we're going to stay up there. everybody kes mistakes in their lifetime and they made one last year. absolutely. >> reporter: that's the only hint from donav mcnabb of how much this win really meant to him in light of being traded. helping him earn this win over the eagl did a lot to increase the bond of this entire redskins team. >> i think we had a little extra

motivation. for us, number five. it fe good. to be able to come in here and get a victory against a team that basically said, you're not good enough. this is wh we think of you. we'll trade you in the division. i think today he got the best. we got the best. >> you're proving it is a mistake in their eyes. >> i told him, if he ever traded me within the division, he would have twoays of hell in his hands. >> one thing that i didn't want my teammates to see was the fact, it became a distract for me. i tried to go through the same remen. the guys saw me in the locker room laughing and joking, on the practice field doing the right thing. i thought today we were a truly focusebunch. now we can sitown and focus in on the next opponent and hopefully continue to feel like this. >> reporter: the redskins made a statement fast and corrected some glaring mistakes. after getting the eagle off the

feel on third down, pint size punt returner with a 53-yard return to set up the redskins' first 12-yard touchdown run. for once it looks like the running game did resemble the ground game mike shanahan is known for. turning up the yardage provided a glimpse of what the redskins hope to continue. >> i think he gets the lineman invoed. i think you get guys going, you feed off each other's energy. >>eporter: the redskins took advantage of an eagles te that hurt itself literay. with two victories, the redskins know they have to get better but they have to potential to contweco contend with the toughest opponents. >> w had the chance to lock it up. but you know, you get the feeling of winning and you build

on that and hopefully we can continue to not oly win games at the last second but maybe take a knee for one. >> reporter: they certaiy had a lot of fun on the feel last night. it was interesting to hear what they had to say about donavan mcnabb. >> you hear about port there with the shades. >> i said they would get better after the wins. the collar, the cool shades. herwise, veryutton down and casual. >> we like the look. thank you. there is a new service for couple who might be worried about their chances of their marriage surviving. it called divorceinsurance. offering insurance policy on your marriag the cheapest policy will get you $1,200 if you pay $16 a month. the payout can go up to $1.25 million. the couple have to stay married for a minimum of four years to collect anything under wed

lock's insurance policy. >> doreen joins with us a look ahead to 6:00. a woman who was told by doctors her unborn child was no longer alive sid mother's intuition convinced her they were wrong. we'll tell you what happened. verizon customers have some money coming to them after they were charged for mystery fees on their phone bills. and donald trump is responding to questions whether he is running for president in 2012. donald trump. >> is the white houseig enough for him? >> i don't think so. >> thanks. we'll see you in a few. after the break, a promming new treatment in the fight against brain cancer.

people how hole laptops in their laps could be causing long term damage. researchers call it toast ski syndrome. it is an unusual looking scar or discoloring on the skin from th heat that come from the lap tox temperatures can reach 125 degrees. researchers say toasted skin syndrome most time results in permanent skin darkening but in rare cases, can ahead to skin cancer. according to the national cancer institute, more than

35,000 americans are diagnosed with brain tumors each year. but scientists say they found a way to slow down cancer growth. >> the experimental vaccine h been found to nearly double the life expectancy of some patients with the most aggressive form of this disease. >> reporter: karen has one of the most aggressive form of brain cancer. it usually claim its victim within about 15 months after diagnosis. in aition to the standard surgery, chemo and radiation, she has been participating in a clinical trial for a brain cancer vaccine at duke university medical center. since august 2008. she is clearly beating the odds so far. >> one of the most amazing thing wave sn with this vaccine, several of our patient have lived over five years from the time of diagnosis. >> reporter: it targets a genetic mutation that gets about

a thi of the blast openas. leaving some to wonder whether the vaccine could do more. >> i think there is good evidence that it will. it targets in a highly specific way is present in a number of other cancers. >> reporter: the fact that this vaccine is so promising in these small experimental studies could be its downfall. the next step is to launch a sty that compares patients on the vaccine with those on a placebo and doctors say it is going to be ver difficult to find sick people willing to chance not getting the treatment, especially when they see how well patients like karen are doing. nbc news. that is it for news4 at 5:00. news4 at 6:00 starts right now. a virginia state trooper was killed today.

bracing and budget cuts and a hiri freeze. the washington redskins pull off a win against the eagles. we begin with a travel alert. the state department warning americans visiting europe of a possible terrorist attack there. good evening. >> japan has now also issued a similar travel alert. there are heightened concerns about a possible al qaeda terror attack. the state department calls this alert a reminde to travelers to use common sense and to be aware of your surroundings. steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: dulles airport outside washinon. despite more nations warning about travel to europe, no panic among people headed there. >> it doest bother me. i have my suitcase. i have everything packed. i'll going home. >> reporter: the same for americans in europe. >> i'm not really wored here. >> reporter: but police across europe a looking for ten al qaeda suspects. u.s. experts are worried.